1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 357 390 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 332 63 520 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 603 157 662 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 074 1 016 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 225 30 275 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 332 378 acres.. 45 846 45 624 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 344 acres.. 35 368 31 876 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 5 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 933 8 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 823 22 393 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 763 6 213 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 170 2 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 19 $100,000 or more .................... 24 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 234 7 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 000 20 228 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 358 390 $1,000.. 1 582 998 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 418 2 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 138 Other ............................... 212 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 243 200 days or more ................... 171 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 198 number.. 5 375 5 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 171 number.. 2 639 2 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. 254 360 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 176 number.. 2 173 2 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 42 number.. 3 883 5 769 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 41 number.. 9 081 9 103 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 148 170 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 19 number.. 389 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 134 205 acres.. 14 227 16 763 bushels.. 1 827 328 1 862 305 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 7 8 acres.. 161 210 tons, green.. 3 075 2 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 58 acres.. 1 820 1 151 bushels.. 73 412 50 020 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 6 bushels.. (D) 270 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 158 192 acres.. 17 368 11 837 bushels.. 593 826 406 609 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 166 157 silage.......................farms.. 3 642 3 321 acres.. 8 755 7 252 tons, dry.. 9 11 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 54 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .